Gas-heated iron.



R. JOYCE.

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ROBERT JOYCE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAS-HEATED IRON.

Application filed January 8, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT JOYCE, a sub ject of the King of England, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gas-Heated Irons, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to sad irons, and pertains more particularly to gas-heated irons. V

The object of my invention is to produce a gasheated iron in which an intense heat is projected on the base of the iron body, and wherein is attained a more complete and uniform combustion of the gas from the burner.

Another object thereof is to provide a separate and individual air chamber for each of the plurality of jets on the burner formed in a longitudinal groove or channel in the base of the iron having lateral airconducting channels communicating with ports in the side walls of the iron body, said longitudinal channel being divided into a plurality of air compartments or chambers by transverse walls extending from the top of the channel part way to its bottom, which compartments thus formed are spaced to separately occur between the gas jets on a longitudinal burner pipe carried in the iron above said channel.

A still further object of my invention is to produce a more simple, cheap and efficient gas-heated iron than has heretofore been attained.

To these ends, my invention includes the combination and arrangement of component parts to be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a, sad-iron of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof with the cover and burner removed; Fig. 4. is a transverse sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my burner removed fromthe body.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates a hollow iron body of conventional shape, having a removable cover 2 screwed or otherwise suitably fastened thereon, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Serial No. 1,187.

provided with a longitudinal vent 3 in the top of each of the side walls 4 to allow the escape of the products of combustion.

A convenient handle 5 is suitably secured upon the cover or lid 2 as by a screw or bolt 6,

The rear wall 7 has an opening therein to receive the rear wall plate 10 on which the burner 11, hereinafter described, is carried. Said plate is held in position by any suitable means.

The bottom or base 12 of my iron is provided with a central longitudinal groove 13 extending substantially throughout its entire length, and said groove is supplied with air by a plurality of lateral bores 14 leading to the ports 15 in the side walls of the iron.

The burner of my invention is carried on the wall plate 10, heretofore mentioned, and comprises the longitudinal pipe 16 positioned immediately above the longitudinal groove 18 in the base of the iron. Said burner is provided with a plurality of radially disposed gas-orifices 17, preferably arranged in pairs directed and discharging upon the base plate on the opposite sides of the central groove.

It will be appreciated that an adequate supply of air for combustion will be supplied to the central groove through the lateral bores; and for the purpose of more uniformly distributing such supply to the several. gas jets and providing an individual and separate air chamber for each pair of jets, the upper portion of the central groove 13 is divided into a plurality of compartments by the transverse partitions l8. Said partitions extend across the top of the groove 13, by which construction, the several compartments communicate beneath the partitions to permit the air to flow into each, and form separate air outlets from the groove. In such construction, it will be apparent that the air supplied from the ports 15 will not be exhausted or diverted by the jets next adjacent to the mouths of the bores 14., and that in moving the iron back and forth in use, the air of combustion will not be whipped away from the burner jets.

The burner 11 is connected with a suitable feed tube, provided with an air inlet and nipple for attachment to a flexible tube connected with a gas supply.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, a hollow body having exhaust vents in the walls thereof, a longitudinal channel in the base thereof, means for supplying air to said channel, a plurality of transverse bars across the upper portion of the channel spaced apart to form a plurality of outlets communicating with said channel, and a longi tudinal burner carried in said hollow body above the longitudinal channel, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described,

' a hollow body having exhaust vents in the walls thereof, a longitudinal channel in the base, lateral bores leading from said channel to ports in the walls of the body to supply air to the channel, a plurality of transverse bars across the upper portion of the channel spaced apart to form a plurality of outlets communicating with said channel, and a longitudinal burner carried in said hollow body above said longitudinal channel having orifices registering with said outlets, substantially as described.

ROBERT JOYCE, -Witnesses: V

A. TURKINGTON, JOHN L. BROWN.

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